Bitcoin (BTC) has been struggling to sustain the $47,500 support since the Dec. 4 crash, a movement that wiped out over $840 million in leveraged long futures contracts. The downside move came after the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and recent data showing United States inflation hitting a 40-year high.
While newcomers might have been scared by the 26% price correction over the past month, whales and avid investors such as MicroStrategy added to their positions. On Dec. 9, MicroStrategy announced that it had acquired 1,434 BTC, which increased its stake to 122,478 BTC.